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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2,
THE WARREN RECORD
Telephone Number 17.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917
WE LEARN FROM OTHERS
We have advocated in season
and out of season an adequate
school building for Warrentqn's
and Warren county's need for
the present and for the future
years. A personal letter comes
to us this week from a Fresh
man at the University which
brings to mind what Bobby
Burns says:
"O wad some power the giCtie
gie us
To. see OURSEL'S as others
see us."
This letter was not written for
publication, but it touches a sub
ject so near our hearts (a cred
itable and adequate school build
ing for rich and poor alike) that
we are going to give our citizens
the benefit of the opinion of one
who loves this town and com
munity and who desires it to
(like Abou Ben Adhem's name)
LEAD ALL THE REST.
"I went down to the school build
ing last night to a picture show.
It was a very good show, and well
attended. ' It was under the aus
pices of the Betterment Associa
tion. They have a show onctx.
each week, and in this manner
raise money for the school. They
show only those pictures which
have an educational feature.
Perhaps, our Betterment Associa
tion could try something similar.
If the pictures could be shown
once a week, and only educational
and moral pictures were shown,
I believe it would work in War
renton. Our difficulty at home
lies in the lack of a good school
building with an adequate au
ditorium; but I predict that such
a building will result, sooner than
some would expect. Energy, you
know, makes the t world go
around."
Think of it, citizens of War
renton! A building with a
splendid auditorium, heated by
steam; with plenty of comforta
ble class rooms ; with a Commun
ity Service room, a Library ; ,
with a splendid basement tor the
little children to play in during
rainy days: in other words, a
common meeting place for all of
the activities of the community.
Why not have such a school
building? Is here a , reason
why Warrenton should pay less
for education than Manson, or
Wise, or Norlina, or Embro, or
Macon, or Vaughan, or Epworth,
or Epworth, or Warren Plains,
or Nutbush, or Afton, or Vicks
boro, or Littleton, or Churchill,
or Ellington or Warren Plains,
With the exception of Afton and
Axtelle each of the county com
munities is paying more tax on
the $100. worth of property than
Warrenton, and yet Warrenton
(as the County seat, and a well
known educational center) should
have the very best equipment
as to building and to furnishings.
We can have a four years High
School at which any boy, or girl,
in the County can attend free of
cost. We do not know of any
one thing offering more advan
tages to this town and this coun
ty than a public High School
here, with all grades suitably
housed in a modern building. We
should be willing to work with
this in view for the near future.
Something was said last year
about the delivery of ice by
truck. We thought then, and
we think NOW that the City
Fathers should buy a one ton
truck and make deliveries by
that method, rather than drive
a horse through our streets dur
ing the hot days of Summer. We
believe it. will be cheaper, and
better in every way. We believe
deliveries will be prompt and
that the service will be economi
cal and more expeditious.
What will our Board of Com
missioners do with the recom
mendation of the Grand Jury in
respect to the Court House. The
Court room is in very good con
dition; but other parts of the
building are in bad shape. The
walls have broken places in the
plaster, and the original coloring
has brushed off on the coats of
the tax payers. Fix' it up gen-i
tlemen and NOW is a good
time.
The suggestion to extend
Church street and have it inter
sect with the public road from
Fork and Fishing Creek 'is a
good one. It will give two out
lets: one from the upper part
of town next . to Methodist
church, and the other as at pres
ent, by Jail.
We trust our road folks will
go over the roads with a drag
and knock down the ridges and
fill the holess before the roads
harden. A little work of this
kind will give a smooth road-bed.
A failure to do this will mean a
rough and discreditable roadbeu.
WISE ITEMS
Mrs. T. J. Holt has been spending
several days with friends in Raleigh
the past week.
Mrs. A. E. Opie and two children,
from Mt. Airy, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Cameron Michael.
Miss Helen House's pupils at the
the Week-end with her aunt Mrs.' M.
H. Hayes.
Mr. D. P. Hicks accompanied Mr.
J. R. Paschall on a pleasure trip
south, leaving Sunday.
Miss Mary Sally Perkinson has
been spending the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Perkin
son. She returned to her studies ? at
Oxford College Monday.
.Don't forget the recital given by
Miss Helen Houses pupil at the
schoolhouse on Friday evening, Feb.
2nd. Oyster supper before recital.
The Sewing Circle met last Wed
nesday with Miss Mattie Hicks. Tne
ladies are invited to Mrs. Leet's this
week.
There were 107 present at Sunday
School Sunday norning You .just
ought to have heard them singOn-
ward Christian Soldiers' hey sang
as if they meant it. There was also
a large attendance at the meeting of
the B. Y. P. U. in the eveining. No
one who saw and heard the young
men and women take their parts so
cheerfully and well, need have any
fear for the future material welfare
of Sharon Church. .
Mrs. M. H. Hayes was hostess of a
merry party given in honor of Miss
Beasley and Miss House at her home
on Friday evening, Jan. 26th" from i
8 to 11 o'clock. There were about
twenty-five present. Progressive
hearts and progressive conversation
were the favorite games play ed.H? oft
music from the Victrola played in an
adjoining room added much to the
charm of the scene. The refresh
ments consisted of Salads, Sand
wiches, Olives and coffe. Among the
invited guest were Misses Eva Wat
ford, Ava Craver, Eleanor Coleman,
Mary Sally Perkinson, Myrtle White,
Helen Weldon, Mattie Hicks and
Helen Hayes, Messrs. B. R. Palmer
and Edward Tucker from Paschall,
Dauglas Egerton of Macon, Edward
Petar from Ridgeway, John Satter
white of Henderson, Ben Newell of
Richmond, and Professor Craver, Mr.
Thomas Weldon, Messrs. R. L.-Mus-tian,
Jimmie White and Mr.' Fleming
Hilliard and Mr. D. P. Gicks of this
place. ?
Hilliard and Mr. D. P. Hicks of this
Record! u
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Turn over tlie Page. The year is New,
And all of the Old Year's griefs are dead
Too late fcr the kindness we meant to do,
Too late for the word we-left unsaid,
The old year's gone with the eld mistakes '
But over he Mil a New Year breaks.
Turn over the Page and begin Planing ,
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